The proposal to retool Ninth Street in Park Slope and include bike lanes is still causing tempers to flare. We watched a long discussion of the issue at a meeting of the Park Slope Civic Council on Thursday night, which was marked by some surprising outbursts of anger. (Surprising in the sense that we would […]

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The Department of Transportation’s proposal to turn Sixth and Seventh Avenues in Park Slope into one-way streets is officially dead. The idea sparked an uproar in the neighborhood and virtually unanimous opposition. Last week, DOT sent a letter to Community Board Six formally declaring that the proposal is dead. “DOT does not intend to pursue […]

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Street Films offers the reminder that the 3rd Annual Tour de Brooklyn is coming up on Sunday June 3. They write: This year’s tour gets underway at Grand Army Plaza, a National Historic Landmark at Prospect Park. This year’s 18 mile tour will feature Brooklyn’s southern neighborhoods along the waterfront like Sunset, Bay Ridge, Dyker […]

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Looks like advocates of the Department of Transportation plan to improve the safety of Ninth Street in Park Slope by creating left turn lanes and bike lanes have won a victory despite some neighborhood objections. The Park Slope Courier reports that it was told the plan is a go: Despite reservations expressed by the community […]

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